Friday, January 15, 2016

Understanding the Way: the Tao Te Ching

For anyone interested in the ideas and thinking that
underpin the concepts of budo and other Ways, the Tao Te Ching is essential
reading. There are numerous translations of this canonical text, each doing it’s
best to bring understanding and thought to the translation. Fortunately, it’s
not a long book.You can read it in
about 30 minutes.It’s filled with
meaning and ideas to explore.

Because of the difficulty of translating ancient Chinese
into modern English, there can be wide differences between translations. The
internet is an amazing thing. There is now a site where you can see translation
of the Tao Te Ching, and explore the original Chinese character by character to
improve your understanding and get a better feel for what the translators are
trying to express.The site is at